Monterey, Calif. (July 1, 2005)  Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca officials announced today that tickets for Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10 of the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix are no longer available for purchase through the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca ticket office. A limited number of general admission tickets will be available for sale at the official 2005 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix ticket outlets while their supplies last. Approximately 53,900 tickets have been sold to spectators for each of the weekend days.

General Admission tickets are still available for the Friday, July 8 practice day, the first opportunity for two-wheeled fans to see the MotoGP World Championship in its first appearance in the United States since 1994. Defending champion Valentino Rossi, his Yamaha teammate Colin Edwards and the rest of the MotoGP World Championship competitors will be on-track on Friday from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 2 p.m.-3 p.m. for practice sessions. The sold-out days include Saturdays AMA Superbike Championship race and Sundays much-anticipated MotoGP World Championship race.

With almost 150,000 people expected to be here, next weeks Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix will be the largest event in the 49-year history of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, said Gill Campbell, CEO/general manager of the historic track. The combination of MotoGP, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and the Monterey Peninsula has proven irresistible. Our phones have barely stopped ringing since we announced the event last August.

Only once before has a sellout been announced at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. That was the 1998 Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races with Porsche as the events featured marque. That announcement was not made, however, until after a large walk-up crowd on Sunday of the event. Next weekends Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix marks the first time a sellout announcement has been made prior to the event weekend in the 49-year history of the world-renowned circuit.

Very interesting, considering the lady I spoke with (who was selling tickets at there ticket office) said "They would NEVER sell out of tickets" I guess if you hadn't bought any by now, you probably didn't want to go that badly anywase.

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